Editorial

Will Modi's Triumphant Return Hasten Kashmir Resolution?25 May 2019 12:04(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) As Pakistan shot down 2 Indian Air Force combat planes capturing one pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman on 27th February last, I immediately posted a note on the internet that India had sleep-walked into the trap by invading Pakistan …

NZ media to censor coverage of Christchurch terrorist trial25 May 2019 02:40Article – Socialist Equality Group
New Zealands major media outletsTVNZ, Stuff, Mediaworks, NZME and Radio NZsigned an unprecedented agreement on May 1 to self-censor their coverage of the trial of Brenton Tarrant, who is accused of killing 51 people in …

Return of Modi Shah combo, The 2019 mandate25 May 2019 01:11Return of Modi-Shah combo, The 2019 mandate
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 25 2019 -
In democracy people’s mandate should be respected.
The BJP once more has been given the people’s mandate to rule the country.
Narendra Modi’s personality is one factor …

May was set up to fail24 May 2019 19:24For the British public, Brexit was a done deal three years ago. Blame the political class for spinning it around to make it a no-deal.
British PM Theresa May who was called a "bloody difficult woman", took some hard blows in the three years of …

The TINA factor worked for Indian PM Modi24 May 2019 19:24Modi could remain in power for a very long time. That would not be healthy for Indian democracy.
Though at the time of writing, the final results of the Indian General Election are not yet in, it is pretty clear that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …

Pak media terms Modi's victory 'emphatic mandate'24 May 2019 17:14Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second five-year term drew a mixed response from the Pakistani media, with some calling it an "emphatic mandate" based on national security while others terming it a "global trend" of right-wing …

Narendra Modi and identity politics24 May 2019 16:54Randhir Singh Bains says the ruling BJP is the only party in India that is challenging communalism and sectarianism
‘Although the policy of dividing voters on sectarian lines was introduced by the British, it has continued unabated after independence,’ …

What foreign media said about Modi’s victory24 May 2019 16:11New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) As India gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a historic mandate with the ruling BJP returning to power in the Lok Sabha, here’s how the foreign media covered Modi’s victory.
The UK’s Guardian in an editorial said that the landslide …

Great Things In Store For Indo-US Ties, Trump Tweets24 May 2019 15:19US President Donald Trump said "great things" are in store for bilateral relations between India and the United States during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term.
The leader of the world's economic super power sent out the …

Editorial: BJP’s landslide win24 May 2019 14:41Ruling Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won
the prolonged Indian elections with a landslide majority, defeating its main
rival All India Congress and its allies. Crushing the Gandhi’s dynasty’s, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi vowed an “ …

Dr. Evil Would Love Facebook’s “GlobalCoin”24 May 2019 14:09By Lionel Laurent | Bloomberg May 24 at 9:37 AM Sometimes even bitter billionaire rivals need each other. Mark Zuckerberg and the Winklevoss twins fell out over the founding of Facebook Inc. but they appear to have buried the hatchet over the blockchain. …

Sensex, Nifty Rally After Modi Win, Oil Price Fall24 May 2019 12:01Indian shares posted strong gains on Friday to end near the day's highs as investors cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide win in Lok Sabha election as well as a steep fall in oil prices overnight.
The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped as much …

Victorious Modi? Yes. Victorious Bharat? Not on your life24 May 2019 10:45BJP’s strategy has been to break down caste allegiances and convert the members of all castes into Hindus and Muslims.
With 300 seats and a vote share that is higher than the Bharatiya Janata Party polled in 2014, Narendra Modi has every reason to feel …

Pakistan media terms Modi's victory empathetic mandate 24 May 2019 09:18By PTI
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's re-election for a second five-year term drew a mixed response from the media in Pakistan with some calling it an empathetic mandate based on national security while others terming it a global trend of …

The Real Green New Deal Doesn’t Belong to AOC24 May 2019 09:13(Bloomberg Opinion) -- When Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released her Green New Deal in February, the plan was a bit disappointing -- too focused on the U.S instead of on the world as a whole, too willing to dish out lavish new entitlements, …

Socialism 1, 2, 324 May 2019 06:58Everybody's talking about it, but they're all talking about different things. A major reason for confusion is the great partisan divide. For almost 100 years, conservatives have used the word "socialism" as an insult, attacking …

Will Modi be all Indians' PM? Even those who voted against him?24 May 2019 06:32The hope is that, as opposed to thumping that 56-inch chest, Modi will use the second term to address the issues faced by all of India and not just the majority.
"Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive …

Victorious Modi Faces a $1.4 Trillion Roadblock24 May 2019 06:28By Anjani Trivedi | Bloomberg May 24 at 2:07 AM Don’t get your hopes up that India’s infrastructure will start to look like China’s after Narendra Modi’s historic victory. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party made big promises in its election manifesto, among …

On the sidelines24 May 2019 05:49It is unreas­onable optimi­sm to take the handsh­ake betwee­n the two FMs to mean the meltin­g of ice
The sweets that Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj offered to her Pakistani counterpart must have sweetened the tone and tenor of Foreign …

India's Modi begins talks for new cabinet after big election win24 May 2019 04:46By Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Friday to form a new cabinet to tackle a stuttering economy and other challenges facing his second term after winning a big majority.
Official data from the …

A take on India's Act East Policy24 May 2019 02:35A take on India’s Act East Policy
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 24 2019 -
The long cherish dream of of getting benefit through the opening of the Indo-Myanmar border trade still fails to serve its purpose.
Almost all trades are on illegal goods and those …

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Will Modi be all Indians' PM? Even those that voted against him?23 May 2019 18:28The hope is that, as opposed to thumping that 56-inch chest, Modi will use the second term to address the issues faced by all of India and not just the majority.
"Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive …

After the victory . the priorities, the action23 May 2019 18:28The miasma of fear in minorities and the nervousness spurred by the hardcore elements in the hindutva movement must be exorcised.
The icing on Narendra Modi's romp home would be largesse in victory. Indeed, to him belong the spoils but this is an …

BJP's southern discomfort23 May 2019 18:28The Congress has been reduced to a southern party, with Kerala being the only state where it could score double digits. In the case of the Leftists, it has been all but wiped out of national politics.
The saffron wave of 2014, that has now developed into a …

I felt a gentle current but missed the wave23 May 2019 18:28You don't have to rub it in but I admit I got the Indian election figures wrong. I'm still trying to figure out why. So what if my assessment, gleaned from the mood on the ground, was faulty? I remain defiant, unbowed and true to the cause of ' …

Initiatives for strengthening NBFCs23 May 2019 16:24The Reserve Bank has asked the major non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to appoint a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) with appropriate qualifications. The Reserve Bank has asked NBFCs with assets of more than Rs 5,000 crore to appoint a CRO with the approval of …

Modi Reigns Supreme. Now India’s Economy Awaits23 May 2019 11:24By Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg May 23 at 6:49 AM If Narendra Modi’s 2014 popular mandate was India’s biggest in three decades, his 2019 re-election is an even bigger feat. Votes are still being counted, but on current trends the Indian prime minister’s …

Right Wing Nationalist Alliance Set To Retain Power In India23 May 2019 11:16India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by right wing nationalist party BJP, is set to retain power by winning a commanding majority in the parliamentary elections.
Trends released Thursday by the Election Commission for 542 seats in Lok …

Modi web-series returns on screen, biopic to release tomorrow23 May 2019 09:23As the Narendra Modi-led NDA government braces itself for a second term, entertainment content around the Prime Minister is also set to hit the screens again. PM Narendra Modi, the biographical film on Modi starring Vivek Oberoi will release this Friday …

India Elections: Counting on, BJP ahead in first leads23 May 2019 08:35Srinagar: Votes are being counted today to call the world’s largest and longest democratic exercise, the India elections.
BJP has surged ahead in early leads but has fallen back on several seats they won in 2014. The Congress, while trailing, has made …

Counting starts for 6 Lok Sabha seats in J&K23 May 2019 08:35Srinagar: Counting of votes for the six Lok Sabha seats spread over the Kashmir Valley as well as Jammu and Ladakh regions started on Thursday morning.
Extraordinary security arrangements have been made around the counting centres in Srinagar, Baramulla …

Farooq Abdullah, Jitendra Singh Leading In Early Trends In J&K23 May 2019 08:35SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, BJP leader Jitendra Singh and Congress state president G A Mir were leading in their respective constituencies in the early trends of counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir …

The art of balanced journalism in a polarised world22 May 2019 17:31You, the reader, are our raison d'être, and we endeavour to meet your expectations.
Not many days go by at the Khaleej Times newsroom when friends or fans of different political parties in India or Pakistan or the UK or the US or one of the several …

'Tweeplomacy' has given diplomacy a bad name22 May 2019 17:31The instant statements of intent by politicial leaders and their heated retorts scarcely make for comfort zones.
Perhaps it is time that the world was not held at ransom by tweet-sending leaders. Their instant statements of intent and the heated retorts …

Who’s to Blame for the British Steel Collapse?22 May 2019 16:19By Chris Bryant | Bloomberg May 22 at 12:04 PM Greybull Capital paid Tata Steel Ltd. just one pound sterling ($1.27) in 2016 for a steelworks in northern England with more than 4,000 employees. On Wednesday that business, British Steel, went bust after the …

In Pranab Mukherjee's Speech, A Hint Seen For President Kovind22 May 2019 16:19Pranab Mukherjee said he exercised his right as a citizen after many years (File photo)
New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee appears to have subtly thrown shade at his successor Ram Nath Kovind, who voted on May 12 along with the rest of Delhi in …

Trump's plaintive but welcome message to Iran: Can we talk?22 May 2019 09:39You know we’re in trouble when President Donald Trump looks like the adult in the White House.
Starting on May 5, Trump’s hawkish national security adviser, John Bolton, dramatically escalated pressure on Iran — dispatching an aircraft carrier and B-52 …

Sensex, Nifty Hold Steady In Early Trade22 May 2019 08:48Indian shares opened largely unchanged on Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election results to be declared on Thursday.
Global cues remained mixed, with other Asian markets trading mostly lower despite the U.S. temporarily easing some …

Visas, trade, prayer, charter schools, and the POTUS at the AFA22 May 2019 07:00Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com.
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Modi Has Failed to End India’s Tax Terror22 May 2019 04:52By Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg May 22 at 12:23 AM Exit polls are pointing to another term for Narendra Modi in India, but don’t expect overseas investors to be as pumped up by his victory as they were five years ago. Before he offers any new promises, they …

It’s RAW again22 May 2019 03:34Eviden­ces collec­ted in recent years sugges­t increa­sing RAW involv­ement in subver­sive activi­ties and terror­ism
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have successfully busted another saboteur network operating in Gilgit-Baltistan with the financial and …

Poll result prediction 'to be or not to be '22 May 2019 01:16Poll result prediction: ‘to be or not to be ...’
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 22 2019 -
It’s just a day left now. The whole world will know whom the people of India want to hand over the fate of the country.
Across the country all preparation has been …

Exit polls Not the final verdict Room for post poll pact22 May 2019 01:16Exit polls : Not the final verdict :: Room for post poll pact ?
- The Sangai Express Editorial :: May 22 2019 -
This is not the final verdict.
At its most accurate it can be said to be a trend or an indication, but a trend which says that the BJP under …

Fear and Truth Dilemmas21 May 2019 19:15Dr. Asangba Tzudir
“The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.” These words by Mahatma Gandhi holds much relevance in the context of our society today. Fear seems to be our worst enemy in the face of truth. Such fear has unknowingly produced …

Activision reveals Call of Duty: Mobile — Battle Royale mode21 May 2019 18:09Activision revealed a first glimpse into the battle royale mode for the upcoming Call of Duty: Mobile game today. It’s being custom-built for mobile, and it features Call of Duty’s signature gameplay, with a lot of first-person shooter action. The battle …

Make-or-break elections for the European Union21 May 2019 16:13In politics, personality matters, and it has often played a pivotal role in determining the EU's trajectory.
As the European Parliament election approaches, Europe is abuzz with speculation over who will lead the main European Union institutions for …

What exit polls are missing about the Indian voters21 May 2019 16:13Worse than the exit polls is the fact that the results don't start rolling in until Thursday.
India's parliamentary election concluded on Sunday followed by several exit polls - all of which showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi returning to power. …

Indian Shares Retreat, Settle Sharply Lower21 May 2019 12:41Indian stocks retreated after a highly volatile session on Tuesday, with traders booking profits after a steep rise in the previous session.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 382.87 points or 0.97% at 38,969.80, while the National Stock Exchange's …

Pakistan’s Iran conundrum21 May 2019 09:02It’s hard to identify any country that benefits from relentless US efforts to tighten the screws on Iran.
On November 21, 1979, Pakistani protesters stormed the United States embassy in Islamabad. They smashed windows and set fire to the building. By the …

Reviving the backchannel21 May 2019 07:39Dialogue is the best way forward on conflicts and disputes. And in case of those involving nuclear-capable neighbours Pakistan and India, it is the only way forward. Pakistan, at least, knows that well and has long been pushing for negotiated settlement of …

China Has a Big Currency Decision to Make21 May 2019 06:44By John Authers | Bloomberg May 21 at 1:21 AM To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Seven is a lucky number. Round numbers tend to matter in markets. So it is that the foreign-exchange community is dominated by one …

Jaguar Land Rover Just Dangled Some Shiny Keys21 May 2019 06:44By Anjani Trivedi | Bloomberg May 21 at 2:14 AM These days, any news seems to be good news for Jaguar Land Rover. After Tata Motors Ltd.’s U.K. unit posted 120 million pounds ($152.8 million) of pretax profits(1) and positive free cash flow for the quarter …

Gender, Power and Democracy in South Asia :: Review21 May 2019 06:02Gender, Power and Democracy in South Asia :: Book
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ISBN : 81-8324-929-9
Title : Gender, Power and Democracy in South Asia
Author : Durga P. Chhetri
Year : 2019
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Published By Mittal …

Energy’s Future Splits Indian and Australian Polls21 May 2019 01:05By David Fickling | Bloomberg May 20 at 8:24 PM Who decides the future of energy – the producers, or the consumers? It’s a question that’s been asked at least since the 1970s, when the growing muscle of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and …

Cyclone Fani: The Untold Story20 May 2019 23:58A Down To Earth magazine investigation points to an emerging threat facing the world’s vulnerable regions – climate change is changing the chemistry of cyclones in ways we do not understand yet. At speeds which are almost impossible to tackle
Despite being …

Profile: Godwin Emefiele; master of the political long con20 May 2019 21:09Since the act establishing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was implemented in July 1959, only two Governors have been privileged to return for a second term. Godwin Emefiele only last week became the third.
Following a letter sent to the senate by …

US-China trade rivalry will hurt the global economy20 May 2019 15:24China announced a hike in the tariffs on a revised list of $60 billion worth of US imports.
The US and China are at the cusp of a major transformation of their relationship. While the US has signalled since 2017 that it sees Beijing as a strategic …

Launch of the Arusha Report Package20 May 2019 15:20News provided by
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GENEVE, May 20, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Launch of the Arusha Report Package will take place in Helsinki, on 20th May 2019 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm EEST.
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Tech’s Cold War Just Started20 May 2019 11:54Good Monday. (Want this by email? Sign up here.)
Google, Qualcomm and Broadcom are among the companies that have reportedly frozen their supply of components and software to the Chinese technology giant to comply with a crackdown by the Trump …

The man who would be king20 May 2019 06:20Author Wajaha­t Saeed Khan speaks to The Expres­s Tribun­e about the game-changi­ng biogra­phy of Shahid Khan Afridi­
Former Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Shahid Khan Afridi. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO
KARACHI: A deafening silence has filled the Shere Bangla …

Spare the poll referee20 May 2019 03:20On Monday morning when you are reading this editorial, the last and seventh phase of polling in the Lok Sabha poll would have concluded a few hours earlier. Thank god, it is over after all. The Election Commission must complete the poll in fewer than seven …

Pull out threat from the NPF Interesting rider19 May 2019 23:58Pull out threat from the NPF : Interesting rider
- The Sangai Express Editorial :: May 20 2019 -
Pull out threat with a rider. And the rider is the time frame given as ‘after the Lok Sabha election’.
Pull out after the last and final phase of voting on May …

View From The Neighbourhood: History lessons19 May 2019 20:49Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI/File)
Akbar Ahmed, a former Pakistani-American diplomat and academic, has written a two-part essay in The Express Tribune (published on May 14 and 15) titled ‘What Modi can learn from Akbar’. Ahmed argues that along …

We must do more to harness energy from the sun and wind19 May 2019 18:41We need big breakthroughs in technologies that will allow us to supply the power grid with clean energy even during windless days, cloudy weather, and nighttime.
Wind and solar power generation is expanding around the globe at record rates allowing more …

Pakistan reforms may be painful, but they have to be done19 May 2019 18:41The IMF expects economic adjustments and this should be an opportunity for the Imran Khan government to prove that it is different.
Decades of economic mismanagement and chronic under-investment have pushed Pakistan into economic crisis time and again. The …

Palestinians must have a say in the peace plan19 May 2019 18:41And the strategy, a rather discreet one, to thwart a two-state solution and focus on the definitive separation of the secular West Bank and the Gaza strip would become strikingly clear.
May marks the 71st anniversary of the Nakba or the great " …

Indian PM must build a bridge over troubled waters19 May 2019 18:41One of the problems that deters the current government from ending this uncertainty of where the nation is going in terms of communal divisiveness is that the media, as in the US has been marked as a menace, a nuisance and an evil entity bent upon …

Have Indian voters given five more years to PM Modi?19 May 2019 17:29India is ready to welcome PM Modi back with the same love that it showed him in 2014.
It's a wrap, then, as voting came to an end yesterday evening in the elections to decide who will helm the world's largest democracy for the next five years. And …

India’s Money Engine Is Broken19 May 2019 01:33By Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg May 18 at 9:00 PM Ask any small Indian firm how long it takes to get paid by larger companies, what kind of a runaround they’re given, what devilish excuses they encounter on the way, and you’ll wonder how they remain in …

Editorial: Call out extremism by name15 May 2019 15:14Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland speak at a press conference to announce the new USMCA trade pact between Canada, the United States, and Mexico in Ottawa, October 1, 2018.
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Come 23rd May14 May 2019 20:30Dr. Asangba Tzudir
Who and what has India voted for?
Be it on social media or on ground, controversies, catfights and camaraderie have been abundant this election season beginning with Modi’s #MainBhiChowkidar” to Rahul Gandhi’s offensive, “Chowkidar chor …

Letter to BS: US-China trade war offers a great opportunity to India14 May 2019 18:05This refers to your front page report “China hits back, markets slip” (May 14). China’s (widely expected) response to the US action of raising tariffs on imports from China has, without doubt, set in motion the process of derailing of the global economy. …

India Tomorrow part 6: what young Indians want14 May 2019 14:17(MENAFN - The Conversation) Like many young people around the world, young Indians have big dreams for their future. But for a lot of people in India in their 20s and 30s, there is a large gap between their aspirations and the jobs and opportunities …

India Wholesale Price Inflation Slows In April14 May 2019 12:35India's wholesale price inflation slowed in April after rising in the previous month, data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry showed on Tuesday.
The wholesale price index climbed 3.07 percent year-on-year in April, after a 3.18 percent rise …